Crowned Tooth vs Falkland Island fox

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Dusicyon australis

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Falkland Island fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Falkland Island fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hydnellum	Dusicyon
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Dusicyon australis

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Falkland Island fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Falkland Island fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.